A custom rebuild and replatform using AWS

Users of the system frequently encountered constraints such as restrictions on sharing large files, and needed a more modern solution.

They required a replatforming of the application onto a more maintainable, scalable platform, using a software stack that could better meet the needs of users.

The new self-service portal allows our client’s users to accomplish three things; procure AWS cloud infrastructure on-demand while surfacing running costs; upload and store their large datasets in a private storage area, and share data with their external partners via the browser and command line interface (CLI), in multiple regions.

These collections of instances (known as stacks), can be used for remote training purposes, or for bioinformatic experiments. The portal also allows users to request or share large DNA files over the browser and CLI to other users, which previously wouldn’t have been possible.

This self-service portal was developed to establish the foundation for an ‘app of apps’, a platform that integrates multiple applications into a single interface. It also improves on the prior, legacy app to provide scalability, a better user experience, and cost management.

The portal is the new user interface for internal users within our client to request and deliver on-demand large Cloud computing instances (using AWS), while surfacing running costs to run bioinformatics analysis jobs.

Having worked as a blended team throughout the project, once the infrastructure was deployed and the service operational, we seamlessly handed over the software services and thorough documentation to our client’s development teams, for further enhancements going forward.